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Minolta DYNAX 5 35mm SLR Camera with 28-80(D) Lens
 
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Minolta DYNAX 5 35mm SLR Camera with 28-80(D) Lens

by Minolta
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Product Features and Technical Details

Product Features

  • Autofocus: Yes
  • Built In Flash: Yes
  • Compact / SLR: SLR
  • DX Coding: Yes
  • Data Back: No
  • Exchangable Lens: No
  • Exposure Regulation: Program Reflex
  • Film Format: 135 mm
  • Motor: Yes
  • Red Eye Reduction: Yes
  • Water Protection: No

Technical Details


CAMERA TYPE: 35mm SLR with built-in flash, autoexposure (AE) and autofocus (AF)
WEIGHT: 335g without batteries or eyepiece cup.
DIMENSIONS: 127(W) x 87(H) x 60.5(D) mm
With 24-exposure film, Battery performance will vary with usage conditions, Exposures taken at a rate of 2 rolls/month
Flash use 100%/-10°C (14°F): 9 rolls
Flash use 50%/-10°C (14°F): 14 rolls
Flash use 0%/-10°C (14°F): 35 rolls
Flash use 100%/+20°C (68°F): 11 rolls
Flash use 50%/+20°C (68°F): 18 rolls
Flash use 0%/+20°C (68°F): 45 rolls
Lens focused from infinity to 2m (6.6ft.), and the shutter-release button held partway down for five seconds before each exposure. Other basic photographic procedures are performed.
Condition B:
Flash use 100%/-10°C (14°F): 7 rolls
Flash use 50%/-10°C / (14°F): 11 rolls
FILM TYPE: 35mm film
LENS MOUNT: Minolta A mount (metal mount)
EYE-START AUTOMATION: AF and AE automatically activated/deactivated by combination of eyepiece and grip sensors. Eye-start Automation can be disabled.
FOCUS SYSTEM:
AF sensor system: Minolta's TTL phase-detection system with CCD line sensors (7-point AF system with a centre cross-hair sensor)
Sensitivity range: Ev -1 - 18 (at ISO 100)
AF illuminator: Built-in flash automatically activated to aid focusing in low light and low-contrast situation.
Range: approx. 1 - 5m (with 50mm lens)
Wide focus area. Any local focus area can be selected from the 7-point sensors.
Predictive Focus Control: Multi-dimensional Predictive Focus Control for moving subjects
Focus modes: Autofocus, Manual focus
Manual focus: Visually monitoring the viewfinder focusing screen or the focus signals on the viewfinder data panel
EXPOSURE SYSTEM
Metering: Ambient: 14-segment honeycomb-pattern, Spot
Flash metering: Direct TTL OTF (ADI or TTL multisegment can be selected with a custom function.)
Metering cell: 14-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC (silicon photocell), flash-metering SPC, 4-segment flash-metering SPC
Metering ranges: 14-segment honeycomb-pattern: Ev 1-20; Spot: Ev 4-20 (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens)
Metering ranges: Programmed AE (with PA and PS modes), Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual
Exposure modes: Programmed AE (with PA/PS Creative Program Control), Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual
Subject program selection: 5 user-selectable programs tailored to specific subject or scene characteristics - Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports action, Night portrait
Shutter and aperture control: In 0.5 Ev increments
Exposure compensation: ±3 Ev in 0.5 increments
Exposure bracketing: 3 exposures in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 Ev increments
ISO setting: Automatic setting for DX-coded film
Manual setting
Non DX coded film is set to the previous ISO setting.
ISO range: Automatic setting: ISO 25 - 5000 in 1/3 Ev increments
Manual setting: ISO 6 - 6400 in 1/3 Ev incrementsWith flash: ISO 25 - 1000
AE lock: Exposure is automatically locked when focus is locked.
Exposure within the spot metering area is locked with the spot AE-lock button.
SHUTTER
Type: Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane
Speed: 1/4000 - 30 s, Bulb (up to approx. 7 h with fresh batteries)
Flash-sync speeds: 1/125 s or slower
FLASH
Type: Built-in
Guide number: 12 (in meters at ISO 100)
Flash coverage: 28mm angle of view
Flash modes:
- In programmed AE and subject program selection modes: Autoflash. Fill flash, and flash cancel can be selected.
- In aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual modes: Fill flash is manually selected.
- Red-eye reduction (using pre-flash)
- Wireless/remote off-camera flash (including ratio flash function)
VIEWFINDER
Type: Eye-level fixed pentaprism
Focusing screen: Spherical acute matte
Field of view: 90 x 90% of film frame (with 50mm lens focused at infinity)
Magnification: 0.75x (with 50mm lens focused at infinity)
Eye relief: 16mm from the eyepiece, 13mm from the eyepiece frame
Diopter: -1 diopter
Eyepiece cup: Removable
DEPTH-OF-FIELD PREVIEW: Control placed on the front of the camera
FILM TRANSPORT
Type: Automatic with built-in motor drive
Auto threading, Auto advance to first frame, Auto rewind, Manual start of rewind
Film advance: Single-frame advance, Continuous advance
Continuous advance speed: 3 fps (max.)
Rewind time: 8 s (approx.) with 24-exposure film
Film chamber lock: Automatically locks the back cover when the film is loaded
SELF-TIMER: Electronic with 10-second delay Self-timer can be cancelled.
IR REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER: Quartz-date model only
IR Remote Control RC-3 (sold separately)
EXPOSURE BRACKETING: 0.3, 0.5, 0.7,1 Ev increments
Number of brackets: 3 exposures
MULTIPLE-EXPOSURE MODE: Available
AUDIO SIGNAL: Tone indicates focus lock, IR remote-control operation, and self-timer countdown. Audio signal can be disabled.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
Remote-control terminal
14 custom functions
Multiple-exposure mode
POWER: Two 3-volt CR2 lithium batteries
Battery-condition indication: 3-stage indicator appears when the camera is turned on.
BATTERY PERFORMANCE:
Condition A:
Lens focused from infinity to 2m (6.6ft.) three times, and the shutter-release button held partway down for ten seconds before each exposure. Other basic photographic procedures are performed.
Flash use 0%/+20°C (68°F): 30 rolls
Flash use 50%/+ 20°C (68°F): 14 rolls
Flash use 100%/+20°C (68°F): 9 rolls
Flash use 0%/-10°C (14°F): 24 rolls
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